Long range propagation of lamb waves in chemical plant pipework

Materials Evaluation

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 504-508

  Alleyne, D N ^a   Cawley, P ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Lamb waves; Long range ultrasound; Nondestructive testing; Petrochemical equipment maintenance; Piping

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; CHEMICAL PLANTS; SURFACE WAVES; ULTRASONIC TESTING; ULTRASONIC WAVES; FLANGES; GAS PIPING SYSTEMS; PETROCHEMICAL PLANTS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; STEEL CORROSION; STEEL PIPE; ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; WELDS;

'DRY' [; EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; LAMB MODES; LONG RANGE ULTRASOUND; LONG-RANGE PROPAGATION; PETROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT; PETROCHEMICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE; PIPEWORKS; PIPING; SITE TRIAL;

NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION;

LAMB WAVES;

EID: 0031118337     PISSN: 00255327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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